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Tuesday’s Summit Bites

Tuesday’s Summit Bites

by ADC | Mar 8, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Defense Communities National Summit, Energy, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, OLDCC, On Base, Recruitment

Here are some of the other notable moments from Tuesday’s Defense Communities National Summit programs. “You can’t solve problems if the fence gets in the way,” Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation Director Patrick O’Brien said of his office’s focus...
Defense Cuts, BRAC Unlikely to Happen Soon, Budget Analysts Tell ADC Summit

Defense Cuts, BRAC Unlikely to Happen Soon, Budget Analysts Tell ADC Summit

by ADC | Mar 7, 2023 | BRAC, Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Defense Communities National Summit, Military Families, NDAA, On Base

Despite calls from a handful of members on both sides of the aisle, it is unlikely there will be large defense cuts in the next fiscal years, a panel of policy analysts said Monday at the Defense Communities National Summit. “Congress will boost the defense budget...
Monday’s Summit Bites

Monday’s Summit Bites

by ADC | Mar 7, 2023 | BRAC, Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Defense Communities National Summit, On Base, Recruitment

Here are some more notable moments Monday at the Defense Communities National Summit. “If we end up having a conflict, the battlefield no longer starts overseas. It starts at Fort Hood, Fort Carson, pick your installation,” said Paul Farnan, principal deputy assistant...
Budget Week(s) in D.C.: First Details to Arrive Thursday

Budget Week(s) in D.C.: First Details to Arrive Thursday

by ADC | Mar 6, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base

The Biden administration is scheduled to release an outline of its fiscal year 2024 budget request Thursday, including summaries of its priorities and brief details about each agency’s spending request, as CQ reported. The administration will then send Congress the...
Defense Budget Reform Panel Says System Needs ‘Significant Improvement’

Defense Budget Reform Panel Says System Needs ‘Significant Improvement’

by ADC | Mar 3, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base

An independent panel reviewing the Pentagon’s budgeting process said Thursday that it is looking for “reform in the broadest sense, meaning all options are being considered to enhance our nation’s defense,” as Defense News reported. The Commission on Planning,...
House GOP Bans Earmarks from Defense Spending Bill

House GOP Bans Earmarks from Defense Spending Bill

by ADC | Mar 2, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base

Republican House leaders have said that individual members can no longer request earmarks in that chamber’s defense appropriations bill under new House rules. Appropriations Committee Chair Kay Granger (R-Texas) made the announcement this week, CQ reported. “Community...
McConnell Comes Out Against Defense Cuts

McConnell Comes Out Against Defense Cuts

by ADC | Mar 1, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Tuesday he won’t go along with a decrease in defense spending and also does not support freezing the defense budget, The Hill reported. House Republicans, who want to attach overall budget cuts to a debt limit bill...
Federal Employees Union Says DOD Civilian Job Cuts Would Hurt Readiness, Modernization

Federal Employees Union Says DOD Civilian Job Cuts Would Hurt Readiness, Modernization

by ADC | Feb 24, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, DOD Civilian, On Base

A union that represents 250,000 DOD civilian employees is pushing back against House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Ken Calvert (R-Calif.)’s proposal to cut the DOD civilian workforce. Calvert recently said that DOD could save $125 billion over five years...
Two House Democrats Introduce Bill to Cut Defense Spending

Two House Democrats Introduce Bill to Cut Defense Spending

by ADC | Feb 23, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base

Reps. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) and Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) reintroduced their “People Over Pentagon Act” Wednesday to cut $100 billion from the defense budget, The Hill reported. “Year after year, this country pours billions into our already-astronomical defense budget...
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